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Use trash cans and dumpsters or pack it out.—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Here are 12 ways to use old socks that don’t involve a dumpster.—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Performing in front of dumpsters, Platt first intonated his voice in an operatic fashion.—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 The rear section, with Harlow still strapped in her car seat, launched like a missile before crash landing between a dumpster and a tree.—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dumpster
Word History
Etymology
dump entry 1 + -ster (originally in the trademarked name Dempster Dumpster, applied to mechanically loaded refuse containers produced by the Dempster Brothers Company of Knoxville, Tennessee)